If you’re in the market for an electric pickup truck, it quickly Becomes Something Big and American, or a Maxus. But now there’s Another Choice, because KGM is introducing the Musso EV to the European Market. It is the first electric pickup from korea and a car that actual has no competitors. Are there more reasons to Choose the KGM?
How relevant is a pickup truck for the Netherlands?
Unnoticed, there are QUITE A FEW PICKUP Trucks Driving around in The Netherlands, Just Think of Farmers, Rijkswaterstaat, Water Boards and Other Government Services. It’s Very Different in the US, Where the Ford F-150 is just the best-selling car. The KGM MUSSO FALLS INTO A DIFFERENT SEGment than Ford. For Example, Think of the Toyota Hilux and the Ford Ranger, which has recently Become Avomable As a Plug-in Hybrid. These are so-called utilitarian vehicles, which are almost always used as workhorses. The Full-Size American Pickup is Popular In The Netherlands with Entrepreneurs Who Drive Their Dodge Ram, Ford F-150 or Toyota Tundra With a Fat V8 Fiscally Friendly on LPG. Thanks to a Double Cabin, there is Room for Five People. Just like in the Musso, by the way.
KGM? Yes, that’s what ssangyong is called these days!
Just a Word about the brand: Since 2022, The Korean Industrial Giant KG Has Owned Ssangyong and KG Mobility was Specifically Founded for This Purpose. KGM Has a Clear Goal in Mind and Aims for a Global Market Share of 1 percent in 2030. To Achieve that goal, Seven New Models Will Appear by That Time. The SUV Remains the Most Important Pillar of the Brand, It Already Started for Ssangyong in 1954. Recently there is a new logo and with it disappears the image with the wings that was used until now. The Musso Has Been Around Since the 90s and was Originally A Five-Door SUV. Later, The Musso Sports was added to the range as a pickup, which was also Sold as Rexton Sports. KGM DERIVES THE NAME MUSO FROM THE RHINOCEROS, ‘MU-SO’ in Korean and it stands for Strength, Endurance and Reliability. The Tough Pickup Now Links Those Qualities to An Electric Powertrain.
The Similarities with this KGM Torres (EVX) Are Obvious.
Certainly Big and Heavy?
You can best see that the musso is derived from the torres evx when you look at it from the side. However, The Wheelbase is 3.15 meters and the total length is 5.16 meters. The 530 kg battery comes from byd and is of the blade battery type. KGM Gives It A Whopping Ten Years or One Million kilometers Warranty and Thus Takes Away the worries of Potential Buyers. The Drive is Provied by A 207 HP Electric Motor, OR Two Motors That Together Are Good For 237 HP and Drive All Four Wheels. The Musso Looks Powerful and Unyielding and Is of Course Equipped with All the Style Elements That This Type Of Car Should Have. It stands high on its legs, with a lot of black plastic, a chunky front and sturdy bumpers. Everything radiates that the musso can take a beating. Whicever version you choose, it is always on 17-inch Wheels, larger is not available.
Is it bare as a commercial vehicle?
On the contrary, the equipment is well organized. The days of a spartan workhorse with a loading bed are over, as the musso also proves. In The Basic Version Bronze, Adaptive Cruise Control, Automatic Climate Control, Parking Sensors Front And Rear, A Reversing Camera and LED Headlights Are Standard. From the Platinum Equipment Level You Have, Among Other Things, Seats with Heating and Cooling, A Heat Pump, Automatic Level Control on the Rear Axle and Artificial Leather Upholstery. Real Leather is available from the titanium, which also has a sunroof, just like the top version blackline. The Letter Has, Among Other Things, Black Wheels and Black Leather. The Weight (2,165 kg for the 2WD) of the Musso is Quite Reasonable for a pickup of this size. The Slightly Longer and Four-Wheel Drive Ford Ranger PHEV, For Example, Weighs Almost 2.5 tons.
How does the Musso Drive?
We drive the Musso with Two Motors and after the first kilometers It is noticeable how quiet it is on board. Not only because there is no heavy diesel humming, but also the absence of tire noise contributes to the low noise level. The Fact That The Rear Wheel Arches Are Not Located In The Passenger Compartment is also an Acoustic Advantage. Accelerating is smooth and effortless with this generous torque and the chassis turns out to neeatly process bumps. You would expect the unloaded rear axle to be stiff, but that is not the case. Behind the Wheel of the Musso you have no idea that you are in a pickup. At Most, the limited adjustment of the steering wheeling can throw a spanner in the works, but the seat compensates for that again. The Steering Feels firm and the front Wheels Willingly Follow Your Commands. Recuperating is Adjustable via The Flippers on the Steering Wheel, from Completely Off to Almost One-Pedal, Although the Musso Does Not Stop.
What is it like in the back seat?
For the design of the screens on the dashboard and the buttons on the steering wheel, the people of KGM Were clearly inspired by Another Korean Brand, We Notice. Not only in the Front You Are Well Seated, also the Rear Passengers Have Enough Head and Legroom. The Rear Seat Can Be Moved in Two Parts and the Backstrest is Adjustable. With a usable battery capacity of 81 kWh, you should in practice assume a range that is close to 300 kilometers. Many users of this type of vehicle will be able to cope with that. It is a different story with the maximum trailer load. Of a Large Tandem Axle has to be attached and that can be the case with the musso up to only 1,800 kg, while with the competition it is 3,500 kg. That does not alter the fact that the musso EV is the only electric pickup in its class, The Larger Maxus is Quickly ten Grand More Expective. Add to that the excellent Driving Characteristics and the Rich Equipment and the Musso Has Good Cards in hand.
